Sourcing Hat Bodies Wool, Straw, Blends?

[belfastboy]

Just saw they were back in stock. I ordered two. @belfastboy I’ll be sending you a pecan and a silverbelly with my next shipment north.

I eagerly await them!!!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I eagerly await them!!!

I came close to getting a granite and Sahara too, but I figured I better see if they are all that I’m hoping for before I go all in.

 

[belfastboy]

I came close to getting a granite and Sahara too, but I figured I better see if they are all that I’m hoping for before I go all in.

same weight and size as the Tonak but $10 cheaper

 

[deadlyhandsome]

same weight and size as the Tonak but $10 cheaper

Well, we now have three coming and we should see for ourselves soon enough. Every time I think I’m getting close to being done something new pops up and it’s off to the races. Even with all I’ve sold off I’m running out of space again.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

 

[Tukwila]

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How do these feel in hand?

 

[deadlyhandsome]

How do these feel in hand?

I’ll let you know as soon as I receive them. The western in bottle green I had as fairly coarse and, well, western feeling. I’m dying to get it back as a finished hat and see how it turned out after blocking, pouncing, ironing, etc. I have high hopes for these new-to-me suede finished hats from Millinery Warehouse

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Some new colors in stock:

 

[belfastboy]

I just made the bottle green western weight (220gr I think.) It was a bear to work with ....stiff and thick. I wrestled with it and some days it won. In the end it made up a very nice looking western hat. Still stiff but a little less so, the colour was amazing. I have high hopes for the suede and have a Granite on order

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I just made the bottle green western weight (220gr I think.) It was a bear to work with ....stiff and thick. I wrestled with it and some days it won. In the end it made up a very nice looking western hat. Still stiff but a little less so, the colour was amazing. I have high hopes for the suede and have a Granite on order

The granite is a lighter 160g suede finish felt compared to the bottle green which was a 210g western felt. I hope the 160g suede felts are somewhat soft. I’m expecting them to be a lot stiffer than Agnoulita’s Tonak suede/antelope dress felts, but I’ll be very disappointed if they are stiff/hard western felts.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

My 160g suede finish capelines from Millinery Warehouse arrived. First impression: very nice! Soft, dense, and stiffened without being harsh or cardboard-like. Second impression: it’s not as large as it was listed. I’m thinking I might get a 3 1/4” brim with a 6” crown once it’s blocked to my size. Not a problem if you want a typically proportioned fedora, but I was hoping for a sort of western crossover hat. I don’t have any regrets, and I’m thinking about another order, but I do wish they were as big as advertised (5.75” crown and 4.5” brim). The more I handle this felt the more I like it.

colors are silverbelly, pecan, and granite:

Edit: The brims measure around 3 7/8 inches but the crown is approximately 6 1/4 inches. I’m sure that a lot of the crown height will be used when it’s blocked up to my size on a low taper block. Still, the felt is more...springy than the beaver of nutria felts I’ve had. I’m now hopeful of getting a 3 1/2 or even wider brim. Time will tell.

 

[Tukwila]

Those do look nice. I'll be interested how you describe the hand once they are made into finished hats.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I couldn’t help myself and ordered a 140 gram velour capeline in ruby red.

It looks similar in color to a Tonak in wine I have. One of my criticism of the Agnoulita supplied Tonak velour felt is that they are single-sided finished: the velour finish is only on outside. It’s not terrible, but it looks and feel a bit cheap. These Millinery Warehouse velour felts are double sided and after feeling the 160g suede felts I have high hopes for the velour.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I’ve wanted a big floppy plush hat for some time. A couple years back I sent Mr. P at Agnoulita the photo below, but apparently Tonak doesn’t offer felt that would be able to get me what I want. I even wondered about doubling up hat bodies with one nested in the other for a double thickness for the plushness and floppiness I want. I don’t know where or when I’d wear the hat, but it’s one I’ve wanted for a few years now. Anyone have any suggestions?

The photos are from the 1974 version of Murder on the Orient Express.

 

[Tukwila]

Some of the older Tonak and European velours were super thick like that. I'd look for an older hat to "restore."

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Some of the older Tonak and European velours were super thick like that. I'd look for an older hat to "restore."

Thanks, but older hats with that much brim when sized for me...? It’s just something I’ve wanted, but I’m pretty sure it will never happen. I really don’t know where I’d wear it.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I sent an email to the Millinery Warehouse about stocking/restocking felt hat bodies and this was the reply:

“Beaver yes, we should have by end of March at the latest. Nutria we won't be working with but we do occasionally do 100% hare and hare blends upon request.”

 

[belfastboy]

I’ve wanted a big floppy plush hat for some time. A couple years back I sent Mr. P at Agnoulita the photo below, but apparently Tonak doesn’t offer felt that would be able to get me what I want. I even wondered about doubling up hat bodies with one nested in the other for a double thickness for the plushness and floppiness I want. I don’t know where or when I’d wear the hat, but it’s one I’ve wanted for a few years now. Anyone have any suggestions?

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The photos are from the 1974 version of Murder on the Orient Express.

No suggestions but NOW I want that damn coat!

 

[sombreros charros delfin]

Hello friends, I am from Mexico and I am looking for bodies for top hats and very wide brims for making charro hats, since that is what I do. I hope someone has or knows of some manufacturer and sent their products to my country Mexico. I am a fan of old charro hats and I would like to replicate some with very fine and thin material bodies as they were in yesteryear. I await your comments, I am at your service, I leave my telephone contact with WhatsApp +5219211201302, greetings to all.

 

[sombreros charros delfin]

aquí en
[QUOTE = "deadlyhandsome, post: 2783889, member: 41021"] Hace tiempo que quería un gran sombrero de felpa flexible. Hace un par de años le envié al Sr. P a Agnoulita la foto de abajo, pero aparentemente Tonak no ofrece un sentimiento que pueda conseguirme lo que quiero. Incluso me pregunté sobre la posibilidad de doblar los cuerpos de los sombreros con uno anidado en el otro para obtener el doble de grosor y la suavidad y la flexibilidad que quiero. No sé dónde ni cuándo me pondría el sombrero, pero es uno que he querido desde hace algunos años. ¿Alguien tiene alguna sugerencia?

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Las fotos son de la versión de 1974 de Murder on the Orient Express. [/ QUOTE]
aquí en México puedes conseguir unas campanas de pelo de conejo o lana así de gruesas solo que serían en pelo largo ya que no las venden pulidas. cualquier cosa este es mi número para conseguirlas si gustas. +5219211201302 .